I’m not a big fan of AI myself, and I think most of its use cases are over hyped. But in this case, AI is used to find vulnerabilities in the linux kernel. Vulnerabilities that any script kiddy can now also find very easily using AI. So it makes sense for developers to use the same tools.

As for now, the code to patch these vulnerabilities, are written by the developers and they have responsibility for the code they commit. I don’t know if some of them use AI to generate code, but I would suspect they read it through very thoroughly before committing.

When someone proudly express their enthusiasm for AI, I immediately think less of that person.

Well, Microslop did state that copilot should be used for entertainment purposes only, and is not to be relied on for real work.

Watch Obsession (2026), and you will.